South East Region - Exhibit II

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South East Region - Exhibit II This second exhibition has 12 sculptures that were selected from museums in the Southeast and focus on American sculpture from 1965 to the present. All the artists, save one, are alive and working today, and all have learned from and been inspired by the artists who have preceded them in this century. Their work is like America itself--full of consistency and change and fresh expression grounded in the rich soil of tradition.

The sculptors whose work is now in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden bring fresh ideas and insights to the world of which they are a part. They are seeking both personal and universal realities as they explore solutions to contemporary problems in new and innovative ways. As they work with new materials, new hues, and unusual forms, they cause us to question our own sensibilities and to contemplate things we have never seen or felt or thought about before.

Metal and paint have replaced stone and clay as primary working materials. For the most part, construction is the method used to realize an idea rather than modeling or carving. Good figures, familiar portraits, and heroic events as subject matter have given way to new, compelling and powerful forms which energize our imaginations and renew our souls.

What we discover in this exhibition is that this historic and beautiful garden is alive with the spirit of America. The works of art reflect the diversity, vitality and energy of our past, present and future. The exhibition includes work by a self-taught artist who uses discarded and found materials in the creation of his art; a MacArthur Fellow; one of this century's most famous sculptors; and other Americans both well known and yet-to-be-known. Each work is the individual artist's contribution to the American vision of human life and human understanding. Each work invites and encourages us to be affected by that vision. As we accept the invitation to look at the art and respond to it, we see as many different things as we are different people; but one thing we will see the same: art in America is alive and well, rejoicing in today, and eager for the future.

Townsend Wolfe, Director and Chief Curator
Arkansas Arts Center
Little Rock, Arkansas

South East Region - Exhibit II

Pollock's Indians - Mark di Suvero

Zur with Dog - Boaz Vaadia

Cubi XXVI - David Smith

Vertical Void - Carol Hepper

Leverage - Lonnie Holley

Adolescence - William King

Mother and Child - Elizabeth Catlett

Ternana Altar II - Beverly Pepper

Defender - David Deming

Two Lines Oblique, Atlanta - George Rickey

Snake Charmer - Alison Saar

Target I - John Scott

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